How you can get started

Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York provides several ways that you can get involved whether you're someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.

Volunteers

In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.

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Schools and Parents

Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.

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Partners

Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.

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Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York Spotlight

Paychex Junior Achievement Discovery Center

  Where: Kodak Center in Eastman Business Park, 200 W. Ridge Road, 3rd Floor, Rochester, NY 14615

In the JA Discovery Center, middle and high school students leave behind their life lives as students and become engaged citizens in our economy. They will not only learn about in-demand careers in our community, but they will actually perform a job for the day. They will not only spend the wages they earn, but they must spend responsibility in the Discovery Center, opening a bank account and make buying decisions within a budget. They will not only see how our local economy works, but they will collectively run it.

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Paychex Junior Achievement Discovery Center

JA Entrepreneurial Youth Summit

  Where: Paychex Junior Achievement Discovery Center

 When: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 8:30 AM

JA Entrepreneurial Youth Summit will help students draw on their skills and creativity, unlock their entrepreneurial potential and plant the seeds for future entrepreneurial thinking.

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JA Entrepreneurial Youth Summit

Rochester Business Hall of Fame

  Where: Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention

 When: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 5:30 PM

In this prestigious event, Junior Achievement will be honoring influential, visionary leaders from the business community that have made a significant impact, outstanding contributions to free enterprise and have set new standards for future business leaders while serving as role models for young people. Their accomplishments demonstrate business excellence, courageous thinking and actions, vision and innovation, and community mindedness.

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Rochester Business Hall of Fame

16619

Students Reached Locally
2023-2024

737

Classes Locally
2023-2024

368

Volunteers Locally
2023-2024

95

Schools Reached Locally
2023-2024

167331

Contact Hours Locally
2023-2024

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